Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli during a warm-up session. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli added another landmark to his glittering career on Wednesday, becoming the most-capped player in the history of the Indian Premier League after featuring for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur.The appearance was Kohli’s 279th IPL match, taking...
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CBI chief Praveen Sood gets second one-year extension
Praveen Sood (File photo) NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Praveen Sood received one-year extension on Wednesday, days before he was due to retire on May 24, PTI reported.Sood had also been granted a one-year extension in May last year. He was appointed CBI director in May 2023 while serving as Karnataka DGP.The...
Can Vande Bharat sleeper trains be a game-changer for Indian Railways?
Vande Bharat sleeper train Premium trains – better than Rajdhani and Tejas Express – and offering enhanced passenger comforts and importantly higher average speeds will in the coming years be the new reality for overnight travel on Indian Railways – courtesy the Vande Bharat sleeper train project. Over 250 new trains are in the pipeline...
‘We did not fire Sreejesh’: Hockey India responds after legend’s explosive allegation
PR Sreejesh. (File Pic – AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Hockey India has issued a detailed response after Indian hockey legend PR Sreejesh publicly questioned the federation’s continued trust in foreign coaches, saying his contract as junior men’s coach had simply ended and that he was never “fired”.The statement came hours after Sreejesh posted a strongly-worded...
As GM cuts hundreds of tech jobs; laid off employees say while ‘describing job terminations’
General Motors recently announced it’s laying off hundreds of its technology team members. Now, employees affected by the automaker’s latest round of job cuts have reportedly claimed that the company ended their employment with an unexpected 15-minute virtual meeting, a pre-written message from human resources, and an abrupt disconnection.According to a CNBC report, affected GM...
‘It is right thing’: Ex-Army chief backs RSS gen secy Hosabale on dialogue with Pak
General (retired) MM Naravane; RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale NEW DELHI: Former Army chief General (retired) Manoj Mukund Naravane on Wednesday backed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale’s stand on greater people-to-people contact between India and Pakistan, saying stronger ties between citizens on both sides could help improve bilateral relations.Also Read | ‘India...
Government hikes paddy MSP by ₹72 to ₹2,441/qtl; sunflower seed sees steepest rise at ₹622
The Government on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) announced a hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy by ₹72 to ₹2,441 per quintal for the 2026-27 kharif marketing season, while steeper increases for pulses, oilseeds and cotton aimed at reducing import dependency and encouraging crop diversification. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired...
Oops!… Pakistan did it again: The ‘deny, deflect, get caught’ pattern repeats
Pakistan has a strange gift: just when the world begins to take it a bit seriously, it produces an ‘oops’ moment so spectacular that the script writes itself. One week it is pitching itself as a serious mediator between the United States and Iran; the next, a US senator is publicly asking whether it has...
Amul raises milk prices by Rs 2 per litre across India from May 14
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, has increased milk prices by Rs 2 per litre across India with effect from May 14 due to higher input and operational costs, PTI reported on Wednesday.The price hike will apply to major fresh pouch milk variants and translates to an...
Walmart to combine global tech & product teams; to lay off or relocate 1,000 employees
Walmart, America’s largest private employer has announced its plans to layoff or relocate around 1,000 corporate employees as part of a restructuring effort in oder to combine its global technology and product teams. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, in a memo to staff, Walmart executive Daniel Danker, head of global AI...
